diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1771,7 +1771,7 @@ if gnutls.found()
                      method: 'pkg-config')
 endif
 keyutils = not_found
-if get_option('keyring').enabled()
+if not get_option('keyring').disabled()
   keyutils = dependency('libkeyutils', required: false, method: 'pkg-config')
 endif